On this day - 15 November

Division Two, The Valley

Sunderland 2 (1) Holden 2
Charlton 1 (0) Hales

Sunderland: Montgomery, Malone, Henderson, Towers, Clarke, Moncur, Kerr, Hughes (Holden), Halom, Robson, Porterfield

Attendance: 22,307

League Position after match: 1st

The late, lamented Mel Holden came on for Billy Hughes and became the first Sunderland substitute to score in London, as we consolidated our position at the top of the table.

Our fourth straight win, on the way to a long-awaited and overdue return to Division One.